The Shabby Tea Room - challenge #247

The Shabby Tea Room

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called Pop of Pink!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Hi everyone, isn't that inspiration picture just too sweet? I wanted to keep with the "country feel" so I pulled out one of my favorite Paper Smooches sets called "Crystal Clear". It also has several matching die sets to cut out a lot of the images.

 I stamped and die cut a little mason jar then "dry fit" it to a white panel and stamped my flowers (from DeNami - Elegant Spring Flowers) then colored them in. I removed the jar and stamped my sentiment (also by DeNami - sending you love). I then took my panel and ran it through a swiss dot dry embossing folder and adhered it to my card base with foam tape. I wanted the jar to have dimension too so I attached it with foam tape also after adding a piece of twine around the "rim" of the jar. I thought it needed just a touch of something else so I tilted the lid up against the jar and added a sprinkle of sequins in the upper corner to balance to the whole card. 

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor -  Dies R Us!

Store: www.diesrus.com
Blog: www.diesrusblog.com
Challenge Blog: www.diesruschallenge.blogspot.com

 

Please link your creations to The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, March 15th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, March 16th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 16th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby tea Room - challenge #246

Hi everyone, sorry that I've been MIA, just feeling a bit under the weather lately but I'm feeling much better (woo-hoo for meds!) now. This past Monday we started a brand new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room so I thought I'd share it with you even though I haven't made my card yet...but it's coming ;)

Week #246 - February 16, 2015

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called Mason Jar Love!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

And now for some more beautiful inspiration from the Shabby Girls (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
{Creator}

Diane Hover - Nellie's Nest
Bugaboo Stamps:  Flower Pot 4

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or not to Scrap, that is the Question
Bugaboo Stamps: Chicken Duo

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose
Bugaboo Stamps:   Balloon Bundle

Tina Milbourn - Confessions of a DeNami Addict
Bugaboo Stamps:




 Tracey Kelly - Trace Elementz

Bugaboo Stamps : Butterfly bubbles tag

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Bugaboo Stamps!

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of paper crafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT  for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Our links are:
Store : http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Catch the bug Challenge blog:  http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, March 1st to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, March 2nd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 2nd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room challenge #245

Ohh my goodness, what a few days I've had!! I was just too worn out to write up today's blog post last night and thought I'd do it first thing this morning...then life happened again!! Jeeze! Sorry I'm so late!


Today we have a brand new challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room AND a brand new sponsor! I'd like to give a warm welcome to My Artistic Adventures Etsy!! She has a full line of papers and focal images for ANY occasion!! Let's get started shall we?

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'I {heart} You'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Ready to see what I made? I couldn't resist this darling bingo card I found on My Artistic Adventures site, it was too darling!!

Items Used:

Victorian Vintage Valentine's Day Shabby Pink Aqua Red Cream Chocolate Hearts Digital Paper Pack Collection Collage sheet Printable, AND

Prim Primitive Folk Art Valentine's Red Clown Bingo Card Focals ATC Digital Collage sheet Printable

My Artistic Adventures Etsy has been meeting the designing needs of artists who like to use unique, vintage-inspired digital images in their creations.  The images have been used to create cards, layouts, tags, altered art, Christmas ornaments and other art pieces since May 2012.  My Artistic Adventures' selection of Digital Collage Sheets will help you with your Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Floral and other creations that you would like to create with a Vintage Shabby Chic feel.  Easy online shopping, affordable prices and fast delivery of purchases by instant download are available through the shop.

10% discount for the Tea Room followers this week: SHABBYTEAROOM10 

Challenges the 2nd & 16th of each month on the My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog

My Artistic Adventures You Tube Channel 

Heather’s Blog 

This week's lucky winner will receive $18 of Digital Collage Sheets
This week's Tea Time Top Threes will each receive $6.00 of Digital Collage Sheets

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, February 15th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 16th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 16th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #244

Week #244 - January 19, 2015

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Forecast?  Freez'in'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Well, as soon as I saw the picture I pulled out burlap and lots of browns and even a piece of plaid paper and was going for a total rustic look, well, as you can see, none of that worked out for me, lol!! 

Paper Sweeties: Thanks Snow Much Sweet Cuts, Thanks Snow Much Stamp Set, Rusty Jingle Bells, Cupcake Seam Binding

I started off with a chocolate A2 sized card base and set it aside.  I cut a piece of rustic looking snowflake paper and knew I wanted to pick up the blue from that paper so I made a little blue banner and attached it in the center of the patterned paper. I debated weather or not to run the banner through my snowflake embossing folder and decided against it due to laziness, lol! I then attached a large doily in the center at the top and tied on some yummy seam binding. I added some twine and (my LAST set - yikes) rusty jingle bells. I die cut the snow drift from glitter paper and attached it by adding glue to just the ends and slipping it under the seam binding. I stamped and die cut the snowman and snowflakes (did the snowflakes twice). After coloring the snowman I slipped him under the snowdrift just a little (that's why I only added glue to the 2 ends). I glued the first set of snow flakes down flat then added foam tape to the 2nd set and placed them on top of the flat ones turning them slightly so they were staggered. 

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome this week's sponsor:  Paper Sweeties!

Paper Sweeties offers high-quality, on trend acrylic stamps, coordinating metal dies and pretty embellishments. Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create handmade from the heart treasures that will be keepsakes for years to come!  We carry adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories ... plus we also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets - perfect for every paper crafted project! You'll enjoy using your Paper Sweeties stamps, dies and embellishments to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

Winner will receive a $10 gift certificate from the Paper Sweeties boutique!

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, February 1st to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, February 2nd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 2nd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #243

Week #243 - January 5, 2015

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Baby It's Cold Outside'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Ready to see what little thing I came up with?? 

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome this week's sponsor:  The Cutting Cafe

The Cutting Cafe is your one stop for affordable cutting files and printable stamps. We offer a huge selections on just about any occasion.

This week's lucky winner will receive three cutting files from The Cutting Cafe!

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, January 18th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 19th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 19th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Week #242 - 'Shabby Chic Holiday'

I'm sooo sorry y'all but wow, I've been burning my candle at both ends here lately and was unable to make a project for today's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room. Sometimes in life you have to do what you have to do even if it means making yourself crazed! I hope you enjoy what rest of the DT has made using products from our gracious sponsors!! 

Week #242 - 'Shabby Chic Holiday'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Shabby Chic Holiday'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO USING PINK, AQUA, IVORY + GLITTER!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Beth Johnson!  Beth earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #238 challenge - 'Spooky Wishes'.

And now for some more beautiful inspiration from the Shabby Girls (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
{Creator}

 Alyson MacDonald - Paper Cake Trail
Creations by AR: Ornaments Box Set
Digital Papers by Janet Etsy: Romantic Paper

Diane Hover - Nellie's Nest
Creations by AR:  Ornaments Box Set
Digital Papers by Janet Etsy:  Christmas Baubles

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or not to Scrap, that is the Question
Creations by AR: Ornaments Box Set
Digital Papers by Janet Etsy:  Christmas Circles

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose

Creations by AR: Bottle of Cheer

Tracey Kelly - Trace Elementz
Creations by AR: Gift card box
 Digital Papers by Janet Etsy:   Sweet color paper 2 &Christmas Circles

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsors -Creations by AR and Digital Papers by Janet Etsy!

 Sponsor #1:

Creations by AR is all about paper crafting specializing in 3D templates, cutting files and digital images. Visit www.creationsbyar.com for inspiration!

I am pleased to offer The Shabby Tea Room participants a challenge discount of 10% off entire purchase during the week of my sponsorship.  The discount code is challenge10.

Sponsor #2:

 

My name is Janet, I'm Polish, live in the south of Italy and the mother of two children!!  I am a printing technician by profession, but an artist by passion.  I really like to draw and photograph everything with my camera. I am in love with old graphics and illustrations, and I always have my colored markers and pencils around me to sketch with.  I'm so happy to be sponsoring this week's Tea Room challenge!

Janet

Tea Time Terrific Top Three first place winner will receive three collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three second place winner will receive two collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three third place winner will receive one collage file.

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, January 4th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, January 5th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 5th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #241

Hi all!! I'm sooo sorry I'm late posting today. Computer issues...sigh. I had to wait until I got to work this morning and then I was late getting to work because we woke up to a blanket of ice and sleet covering everything, good grief!! Well, I'm finally here, have edited my pictures and am writing the post. It's taken some doing that's for sure! 

How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was nice even though it was hectic. I worked at the place where I teach card making. Black Friday was a mad house!! However, when I finally had two seconds and looked at the clock it was close to closing time. Wow did the day speed by! Saturday I taught a double card making class (8 cards in total) that was basically all day. And Sunday dawned with chores to do...no rest for me this holiday weekend, lol! I can say that I basically enjoyed every minute of it except the whole chore thing! ;)  Well enough of me gabbing, let's get on with this post shall we?

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Waiting For Santa'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO AND INCLUDE A STOCKING + LACE!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I made a stocking from a DARLING little treat box template...

 I just love this little (I shouldn't say "little" because it's anything but as you'll see in the next picture!) treat box! I simply printed out the template onto copy machine paper and trimmed off the excess then using Washi Tape in 2 places taped it to my patterned paper and cut it out by hand. EASY PEASY!!

I wanted to show you how big the treat box really is to I took a picture before adding the stocking to the reverse side. As you can see it's about 7 1/2" deep! Most treat boxes don't hold very much, but this cutie sure will! I was even thinking what a cute little place setting this would make. You can attach a tag with your guests name on the front of it and tuck a napkin along with silverware in the treat box area. What a fun and unique place setting, right? 

Items Used:

Paper Sweeties - Joy, Joy Sweet Cuts

The Cutting Cafe - Christmas Stocking Box

This week our wonderful sponsors are: 

Paper Sweeties offers high-quality, on trend acrylic stamps, coordinating metal dies and pretty embellishments. Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create handmade from the heart treasures that will be keepsakes for years to come!  We carry adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories ... plus we also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets along with coordinating dies - perfect for every paper crafted project! You'll enjoy using your Paper Sweeties stamps, dies and embellishments to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

Winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from the Paper Sweeties boutique!

Sponsor #2:

The Cutting Cafe is your one stop for affordable cutting files and printable stamps. We offer a huge selections on just about any occasion.

This week's lucky winner will receive three cutting files from The Cutting Cafe!

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, December 14th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 15th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 15th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room - Challenge #240

Welcome to another fun challenge at The Shabby Tearoom!! This time around we are celebrating the Autumn season and being thankful....

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Grateful!  Please create a card/projectINSPIRED BY THE PHOTO AND INCLUDE TWINE and/or BURLAP!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Well as I was browsing through the images by one of our sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps, I came across a cute little guy that I just HAD to have...

I started off with an A2 sized card base then layered on a piece of digital background paper from Papers By Janet then added my layered image. I wasn't so happy with it so I dis-assembled it and added a little doily that I distressed with a little tan & teal ink. A little seam binding from Paper Sweeties and some little accent leaves tied it all together. Ohh, my burlap...way cool, I found it in a little paper pack at Hobby Lobby. It's a 4X6 (I think) paper pack with several colors of paper lined burlap. I couldn't cut it on my paper trimmer so I had to free hand it, but as you can see it worked just fine with a die from Pretty Pink Posh and running it through a die cutting machine. I'm fairly happy with my Copic coloring job. I would have liked to added a little darker golden/yellow to his hair but I didn't have the right color. I thought about a little brown but then thought that with the basket it'd be too much brown...sigh. I wish I was a better picture taker so you could see all the shaddowing/shading. He really is adorable though!!

Items Used:
Bugaboo Stamps - Bobblehead Thanksgiving Scarecrow
Digital Papers By Janet - Antique Paper 6 - Backgrounds
Dies by Pretty Pink Posh - stitched borders - 1
Seam Binding by Paper Sweeties - frosting

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsors - Bugaboo Stamps and Digital Papers by Janet Etsy!

Sponsor #1:

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week!

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps stamps at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT  for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Our links are:
Store : http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Catch the bug Challenge blog:  http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

Sponsor #2:

 

My name is Janet, I'm Polish, live in the south of Italy and the mother of two children!!  I am a printing technician by profession, but an artist by passion.  I really like to draw and photograph everything with my camera. I am in love with old graphics and illustrations, and I always have my colored markers and pencils around me to sketch with.  I'm so happy to be sponsoring this week's Tea Room challenge!

Janet

Tea Time Terrific Top Three first place winner will receive three collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three second place winner will receive two collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three third place winner will receive one collage file.

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, November 30th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, December 1st. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 1st as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room challenge #239

Grr, mumble, grumble.... Who the heck invented Mondays and said that we had to go to work on them anyways...bummer!! Weekends just aren't long enough!! Did y'all have a good Halloween? Family, candy and chili was the my treat for Halloween :) HA, there went the 85 pounds I just lost over the last year...eeek! Thinking I better carve out a little extra gym time this week!!

Well, are you ready for another fun filled challenge from us gals at The Shabby tea Room? I missed out on the last 2 due to the whole gallbladder issues but I'm back in the game...finally!! WOO-HOO :)

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Just Neutrals'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO USING AN ONLY NEUTRAL PALETTE (white, cream, kraft, brown, tan, black, silver, gold)!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

Here's what I came up with...

I wanted to keep it elegant like the photo. I just LOVE cream and black together, that to me ALWAYS means elegant. 

Our 2 sponsors for this challenge is Paper Sweeties and Paper Temptress....

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsors - Paper Sweeties and Paper Temptress!

Sponsor #1:

Paper Sweeties offers high-quality, on trend acrylic stamps, coordinating metal dies and pretty embellishments. Our heartwarming images allow paper crafters to create handmade from the heart treasures that will be keepsakes for years to come!  We carry adorable dolls with interchangeable outfits and accessories ... plus we also have a wide variety of wonderful all-occasion sentiments, labels, frames and accessory sets along with coordinating dies - perfect for every paper crafted project! You'll enjoy using your Paper Sweeties stamps, dies and embellishments to create projects for card making, scrap booking, party invitations and favors, home decor, gifts and so much more!

Winner will receive a $20 gift certificate from the Paper Sweeties boutique!

Sponsor #2:


 
Paper Temptress has everything to fulfill all of your cardstock needs from heavy weight, light weight and tons of specialty papers!

This week's lucky winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Paper Temptress!

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, November 16th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 17th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 17th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #238

Week #238 - 'Spooky Wishes'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week our challenge is called 'Spooky Wishes'!  Please create a card/project INSPIRED BY THE PHOTO AND INCLUDE A BOW!

FOR YOUR SUBMISSION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY PRIZE AND HONORS: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes and top honors. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Tracey Kelly!  Tracey earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #229 challenge - 'Ring Around the Rosie'.

And now for some more beautiful inspiration from the Shabby Girls (please click on each designer's blog link to view additional photos of their projects) ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Paper Sweeties
{off this week}

Alyson MacDonald - Paper Cake Trail

Digital Papers by Janet Etsy: Halloween Post Card

Creations By AR ~ Jack-O-Box

Diane Hover - Nellie's Nest
Creations by AR:  Pun'kin Card and Party Set
Digital Papers by Janet Etsy:  Halloween Tickets

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose

Digital Papers by Janet Etsy: Halloween Tickets

Creations by AR: Harvest Pumpkin Set

Tina Milbourn - Confessions of a DeNami Addict

{off this week)

Lenet Mos - To Scrap or not to Scrap, that is the Question

{off this week}

Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration, additional pictures and instructions for these projects!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsors - Creations by AR and Digital Papers by Janet Etsy!

Sponsor #1:

Creations by AR is all about paper crafting specializing in 3D templates, cutting files and digital images. Visit www.creationsbyar.com for inspiration!

I am pleased to offer The Shabby Tea Room participants a challenge discount of 10% off entire purchase during the week of my sponsorship.  The discount code is challenge10.

Sponsor #2:

 

My name is Janet, I'm Polish, live in the south of Italy and the mother of two children!!  I am a printing technician by profession, but an artist by passion.  I really like to draw and photograph everything with my camera. I am in love with old graphics and illustrations, and I always have my colored markers and pencils around me to sketch with.  I'm so happy to be sponsoring this week's Tea Room challenge!

Janet

Tea Time Terrific Top Three first place winner will receive three collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three second place winner will receive two collage files.

Tea Time Terrific Top Three third place winner will receive one collage file.

 

Please link your creations at The Shabby Tea Room by Sunday, November 2nd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, November 3rd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 3rd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!

Thank you for playing along with The Shabby Tea Room this week!  Please post a DIRECT LINK to your project here.